Word: durkin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...workingman. Nixon reached deep into the labor movement to pluck out Brennan, president of the New York City and New York State Building and Construction Trades Councils. He is the first rank-and-file union member appointed to the post since President Eisenhower chose Martin Durkin, a plumber. But Brennan speaks the President's language on many issues, especially patriotism and the Viet Nam War. His appointment is a sign that the President is serious about keeping a portion of Big Labor in the Republican column...
...With Durkin out of the race and openly declaring his support of Cronin, the Republican candidate easily added the Durkin vote to his political base and bounded past Kerry in the vote totals...
...crowning blow against the Kerry quest came the Friday before election day, when Democrat-turned-Independent Roger P. Durkin with drew from the race and threw his support to Cronin. While not a major threat to win the election. Durkin commanded between 10 and 15 per cent of the popular support. Durkin had run a vigorous and conservative campaign that had directed most of its vituperative energy at Kerry. Durkin had stressed Kerry's "radicalism" and his ties with "yippie types" and had won the allegiance of the far right...
Kerry blamed his loss on "the politics of fear" that had taken hold of the District, referring to Durkin's bombastic attacks on Kerry's "radicalism" and to the Independent's political maneuvering and late withdrawal. But the failure of whiz-kid Kerry to grab the golden ring from the merry-go-round can be traced more directly to his own tactics and attitudes. Kerry brought overkill into the Fifth District Congressional campaign. He sought to out-spend, out-charm, and outmaneuver the opposition. He wrapped himself in a new and flashy public relations package--the best money could...
Kerry, who had been is the lead for most of the campaign but was hurt badly by the late withdrawal of Independent Roger Durkin, made a sour concession speech blaming "the politics of fear" for his defeat...